Rep. Jennifer M. O'Mara December 7, 2023 | 1:18 PM
HARRISBURG, Dec. 7 – Members of the House Democratic Caucus will hear testimony about their bill package to reform Act 12 of 2016 at a public hearing of the House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee at 10 a.m. on Dec. 12 in the state Capitol building.
The committee’s chair, state Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver, recently introduced the legislation along with Reps. Lisa Borowski, Carol Kazeem, Leanne Krueger, and Jennifer O’Mara, all D-Delaware; Liz Hanbidge, D-Montgomery; and Christina Sappey, D-Chester.
The package of bills is designed to place much-needed guiderails on Act 12 of 2016, which made significant changes to the way water and wastewater systems are valued for acquisition. The intent of Act 12 was to provide incentives for regulated public utilities to acquire failing or stressed municipal systems that could no longer provide safe, reliable service to their customers. However, it has led to many unintended consequences – most notably the uncontrolled rise in rates as companies who buy these systems try to recoup costs from consumers.
The legislation is comprised of four bills:
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